Thrasher cup
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The Thrasher Cup is the name for the trophy given at the Memorial Health Hockey Classic, an ice hockey tournament held every year in January in Savannah, Georgia between the University of Georgia, Florida State University, the University of Florida, and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) hockey teams.
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[edit] History
Begun in 1999, the tournament is a showcase of hockey and the long-running sports rivalry between the four schools. Each participating team is a non-varsity team that receives no support from the athletics association. Memorial Health, a hospital, clinic and EMS provider based in Savannah, is the major sponsor of the event.
The University of Georgia has won the Thrasher Cup five times and Georgia Tech has won the Thrasher Cup four times. Florida State and the University of Florida have yet to play for the title. The most recent title went to the University of Georgia, which won 1-0 over Georgia Tech on January 13, 2007.
[edit] Attendance
The Memorial Health Hockey Classic is one of the premier sporting events in the Savannah area, with more than 8500 attendees selling out the Savannah Civic Center for two nights each year. Attendees come from Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, and other southern states. Georgia Tech is currently the only institution to include a pep band in the festivities.
